{"id":1081,"date":"2019-11-07T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2019-11-07T05:17:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T11:17:32","slug":"state-supreme-court-affirms-dismissal-of-birth-injury-medical-malpractice-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/state-supreme-court-affirms-dismissal-of-birth-injury-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"State Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court of Iowa affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing the plaintiff\u2019s medical malpractice claims against the medical provider defendants, holding that there was no reversible error.  <\/p>\n<p>The child involved in this case is identified as T.D., who was born Aug. 31, 2007 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hchc.org\">Henry County Health Center<\/a>. Dr. James Widner, employed by Family Medicine of Mt. Pleasant P.C., was the physician in charge of T.D.\u2019s prenatal care and delivery.  <\/p>\n<p>During labor and delivery, the child\u2019s shoulder became stuck on his mother\u2019s pelvis. The defendant physicians and nurses performed maneuvers to resolve the stuck shoulder. However, the plaintiff child T.D. was born with a permanent nerve injury, brachial plexus, preventing the normal use and function of the child\u2019s left arm. Shoulder dystocia is a birth injury that occurs in cases just like this, when the baby\u2019s shoulder gets stuck inside the mother\u2019s pelvis. This condition is a medical emergency because the infant\u2019s delay in birth may cause severe brain damage or death if not resolved in six minutes or less. Dr. Widner and the nurses performed maneuvers that resolved the shoulder dystocia in one minute and ten seconds.  However, T.D. was born with a permanent injury to his left shoulder and arm, a nerve injury referred to as a brachial plexus that prevents normal use and function of his arm. T.D.\u2019s delivery was captured on a 21-minute birth video recorded by T.D.\u2019s aunt.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/state-supreme-court-affirms-dismissal-of-birth-injury-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/#more-1081\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court of Iowa affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing the plaintiff\u2019s medical malpractice claims against the medical provider defendants, holding that there was no reversible error. The child involved in this case is identified as T.D., who was born Aug. 31, 2007 at the Henry County Health Center. 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